26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet.” 27 And they answered and[a] said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “Now what do you think? A man had two sons. He approached[b] the first and[c] said, ‘Son, go work in the vineyard today.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 21:28 Some manuscripts have “And he approached”
  3. Matthew 21:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb